ACAPULCO (EFE).— Mexican businessmen expect a good year for tourism in the country despite the challenges of security and the rule of law, said Octavio de la Torre de Stéffano, president of the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco-Servytur).
“The prognosis is good, we all do tourism and in terms of tourism there are some activities that we must strengthen, but not only does the responsibility lie with the government but also with the private sector, (there is) of course the rule of law, public safety, infrastructure,” he explained yesterday in an interview.
The leader of the business chambers presented axes to promote tourism in the country: rule of law and public security; human capital development; digital transformation; a lean fiscal situation, and regulatory improvement.
“(A system) that allows businesses to breathe and that lean tax system also allows us to produce and contribute in (a market) where 45% of the economy today is in formality, that is the reality from Mexico,” explained the union leader.
Mexico, one of the 10 most visited countries in the world, registered a 10% increase in international tourists in 2023, up to 42.15 million, and an increase of almost 9% in income from this concept, exceeding 28,682 million dollars, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
Without a specific forecast, De la Torre de Stéffano explained that the trend for 2024 is an increase over the previous year’s figures.
The president of Concanaco-Servytur reported that they identified a growth in mid-high-end tourism, people who contribute 731 dollars on average.
“The prognosis is good (and what) we experienced, which in tourism terms came to differentiate the current activity, (is) that we grew especially in tourism that leaves us with an economy,” he explained.
He said that in 2023 they saw that for tourism to work, the ecology must be taken care of, since Mexico is vulnerable to climate change.
An example was Acapulco, where Hurricane “Otis” broke the intensification record for a cyclone in Mexico and left more than 50 dead last October.
He also cited that a large number of travelers seek to explore virgin areas, recreational and beach spaces, which is why he asked to monitor environmental policies.
“What Mexico needs is not for (a problem) to be diagnosed, what Mexico needs is for things to be done and executed, we have the diagnosis, we must act and it is time to transform our country,” said Orre de Stéffano.
As opportunities, he added that “there is another type of tourism that is occurring in Mexico, which is adventure and religious tourism.”
“Mexico is one of the places in the world that has the most (religious) destinations that can be visited, whether they are cathedrals or basilicas or have a super important religious activity, which can even be found in a catalogue,” he said.
He also announced that they are trying to boost tourism in unknown places, where locals take visitors to places with little traditional visit.
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2024-04-23 23:19:34
